Second chance win

As many as 1,000 asylum seekers whose claims were heard and rejected by the government under traumatic circumstances of family separation will get a second chance under an agreement announced late Wednesday. While the government did not agree to return parents already removed from the country, it said it would consider “individual cases in which plaintiffs’s counsel believes the return of a particular removed” class member “may be warranted.” The agreement, which still needs approval by the court, was a significant development in the ongoing controversy over the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” policy, which resulted in the separation of thousands of parents from their children at the border starting in the spring. Some of the asylum seekers in question, according to a lawsuit brought on their behalf in August, were rejected by immigration authorities after interviews during which they were said to be “traumatized” by … [Read more...] about Settlement reached in family separation cases: More than 1,000 rejected asylum seekers to get second chance if court approves

LOS ANGELES — Many migrant families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border may have a second chance to claim asylum under a settlement agreement reached late Wednesday between the Trump administration and lawyers representing the parents.The settlement, which is pending approval by a federal judge, would be a major win for many of the parents of more than 2,500 migrant children who were forcibly separated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and placed in separate detention facilities under the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy between April and June.ACLU lawyer Lee Gelernt, who is representing many of the separated parents, said "the settlement will now finally give parents a meaningful opportunity to seek asylum with their children. As critically, it leaves open the possibility that some parents deported without their children can return to the United States."RELATED: 'Tent city' for immigrant children separated from parents in Texas 12 PHOTOS 'Tent city' for … [Read more...] about Migrant families separated at US-Mexico border may get a second chance at asylum

Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE LOS ANGELES — Many migrant families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border may have a second chance to claim asylum under a settlement agreement reached late Wednesday between the Trump administration and lawyers representing the parents. The settlement, which is pending approval by a federal judge, would be major win for many of the parents of more than 2,500 migrant children who were forcibly separated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and placed in separate detention facilities under the Trump administration's zero tolerance policy between April and June. ACLU lawyer Lee Gelernt, who is representing many of the separated parents, said "the settlement will now finally give parents a meaningful opportunity to seek asylum with their children. As critically, it leaves open the possibility that some parents deported without their children … [Read more...] about Migrant families separated at border may get a second chance for asylum in the U.S.

The wait is over for Ned Lamont, who, eight years after Dannel P. Malloy denied him the Democratic nomination for governor, overwhelmingly cemented the party’s endorsement Saturday for Connecticut’s top office.The Greenwich cable television magnate was the consensus top choice of delegates on the first ballot at the state party’s nominating convention, but faces a likely primary challenge from Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim in August.“I’ve been to a couple of these conventions, but I’ve never been up here,” Lamont told delegates. “It’s a whole different vantage point.”Ganim gave his own seconding speech so he could address the delegates directly — a bold overture by the mayor of the state’s largest city. He fell short in his bid to get the 15 percent of the delegate vote needed to automatically qualify for a primary, but Ganim is forging ahead with a signature effort to qualify.Former Bill Clinton adviser and one-time … [Read more...] about Second Chances: Democrats Endorse Ned Lamont For Governor, Joe Ganim Plans To Primary